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Title:
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THE MATERIALISTIC FALLACY SOME ONTOLOGIC PROBLEMS OF REGULATING VIRTUAL REALITY |
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Author(s):
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Fabian Geier |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-20-5 |
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Editors:
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Gunilla Bradley |
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Year:
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2010 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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ICT, Ontology, Data Expiry, eVoting, DRM, materialistic fallacy |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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213 |
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Last Page:
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216 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This paper shows, that there is a strong tendency in ICT to shape virtual objects like real objects. However, entities in the digital realm are neither material nor individual, but abstract forms. Under some circumstances it might be necessary and useful, to create the illusion of individual objects, like a moving pointer on a screen. But as a general policy this paradigm stalls progress, efficiency and benefit in many other cases. Rather than just reproducing the limitations of the reality we know, I opt for making better use of the possibilities that ICT offers. |
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